2.4 million more Britons in work is the prize for a bold new focus on boosting participation and helping people stay in employment A radical new “post crisis” approach to employment is needed to help 2.4 million more people into work and make the government’s full employment target a reality, according to the final report … Continued

Closing sub-regional employment gaps central to reaching full employment and would mean 150,000 more ethnic minority people in work The employment gap between the best and worst performing sub-regions of the UK for all working-aged people is just 11 percentage points, but this more than doubles to 26 percentage points for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) … Continued

Fresh policy action needed to reignite Britain’s stalled employment growth Britain’s pay recovery looks set to continue throughout 2015 but employment growth appears to have stalled, the Resolution Foundation said today (Wednesday) in response to the latest labour market figures. Real wages (excluding bonuses) continued to grow by 2.8% in the year to June … Continued

Closing the ‘jobs gap’ among groups furthest from the labour market would put Chancellor on track to meet his target of getting two million more people into work Raising employment rates among groups who are furthest away from the labour market up to the level seen in the best performing areas of the UK would … Continued